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Cesk
Delisser-Boyd, Inc
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Richmond
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Rochester
Atlanta
San Francisco
Empire built on force crumbles as love grows in Christ
Quoted Bible passage from Esther 1 1 frames a sermon-like reflection on empire collapse and divine sovereignty. The message contrasts force with love, noting Christ's kingdom persists after two millennia across distant lands from India to Ethiopia.
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Christ
Ahasuarus
India
Ethiopa
Esther
Rockefeller Jr outlines ten point family creed for USO
John D. Rockefeller Jr. delivered a public address for the United Service Organization presenting a ten point creed. He urged belief in the indivi dual's worth and rights to life liberty and the pursuit of happiness, responsibility for rights and opportunities, dignity of labor, thrift, and keeping promises. He emphasized service, sacrifice, faith in a higher power, and love as the force that overcomes hate.
Virginia honors Glass and Wickham for senate leadership
Senator Carter Glass of Virginia is elected president pro tempore of the United States Senate, succeeding Pat Harrison. Senator Henry T. Wickham of Hanover, Va., is noted as the 92 year old Virginia senator linked to the honor, with praise for their esteemed service and wishes for many more years of work.
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Virginia
Carter Glass
United States Senate
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Virginia Senate
Henry T. Wickham
Hanover
Senate
Henry Wickham
Reprinted Editorial Urges Tax Cuts for Defense Funding
Secretary Morgenthau calls for higher taxes for national defense while demanding proof of cuts in non-defense and non-essential spending. He warns Congress to abolish waste at all government levels and for the Administration to forego extravagance to defend within the nation's means.
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Milwaukee Sentinel
Treasury
Morgenthau
Congress
British air offensive weighs on Western Germany amid evacuations
The New York Times reports unofficially that German air power is concentrated in the East with about 80 percent of divisions active there since the Russian campaign began. British air actions in the Mediterranean include Curtiss Tomahawk use, while Vichy and Italian forces resist.
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Hanson W. Baldwin
New York Times
Germany
New York
East
North
Africa
Mediterranean
England
North Africa
Syria
Vichy
Henri Fernand Dentz
Beirut
Alleppo
Homs
Dentz
Morever
Dunkerque
Greece
Europe
Yoo Hoo Incident Draws Little Fire From Army unit
The Danville Register defends a Tennessee golf course episode in which soldiers cheered and shouted at scanty pants worn by girls. It argues the 15 mile hike punishment is routine military training and not harsh, noting General Lear was not inhumane and the march tests readiness.
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Danville
Tennessee
Ben Lear
Sissie
General Lear
Congress
Lear
Estate of Tedford B Patton appraised at 289115
Estate of the late Tedford B Patton is valued at 289115 in the year-ago item. The note mentions a virtual ultimatum on Britain forecast by Fascist Editor Virginia Gayda and social plans by the Junior Board of Trade for a picnic at Dr P W Boyd's lodge near Milldale.
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Tedford B. Patton
Britain
Virginia Gayda
Board of Trade
P. W. Boyd
Milldale
Ten Years Ago Coe Brannon completes Turkey Knob record
County Clerk Coe Brannon finishes copying the Turkey Knob Orchard case for the Supreme Court, composing a six thousand page record. Mrs. Charles A. Vallee, mother of Bandmaster Rudy Vallee, dies as Vice-President Charles Curtis seeks a Senate nomination in Kansas.
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Coe. Brannon
Turkey Knob Orchard
Supreme Court
Charles A. Vallee
Rudy Vallee
Charles Curtis
Senate
Kansas
Winchester sergeants return from Philippines drives
Forty years ago many Winchester boys began arriving from the Philippines where they had been stationed in the army. A. B. Bevans barn was destroyed by lightning during a thunderstorm washing out several county roads. John I. Sloat, former editor of The Star and now a local bank employee, is offered the cashier role at Purcellville National Bank.
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Winchester
Philippines
A. B. Bevan
John I. Sloat
the Star
Purcellville National Bank
Hens Wears Red Lenses to Curb Cannibalism in Wisconsin Farm
W L Tallmadge of Lynxville reports 100 hens wear aluminum spectacle bars to correct cannibal behavior. Red cellulose lenses make objects appear red, allegedly stopping attacks after injuries cause other hens to mount a red-eye response.
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Lynxville
Wis
W.L. Tallmadge
Tallmadge
Why sailors wear bell bottom trousers
Sailors chose bell bottom trousers so the wide legs can be rolled up quickly. This design aids ease of movement and keeps cuffs dry when working at sea.
German forces cross Bug River provokes sharp Bolshevist critique
Berlin dispatch in The Nation notes Russians let Germans advance then unleashed devastating fire from all sides. Volkischer Beobachter denounces rear attacks as Bolshevist. Critics imply blitzkrieg tactics breach New Order protocols.
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Bug River
Berlin
New Times
Volkischer Beobachter
Brazil to convert surplus coffee into plastic material
A pilot plant partially completed in Brazil will convert 18 000 pounds of plastics daily from 215 bags of coffee and a planned 5 million dollar facility aims to produce 500 million pounds annually, turning Brazil into a leading plastics powder producer.
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Brazil
Administration muddle blamed in Washington as new labor orders clash
Hugh S. Johnson vents at a July 15 briefing about chaotic federal labor planning. He cites a July 9 order from the labor division directing a labor supply branch led by Arthur S. Flemming and a web of conflicting officials from the labor department and Works Progress Administration. He notes rival industrial committees being formed by Knudsen and Henderson and mocks the bureaucratic tangle.
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Washington
Labor Division
Office of Production Management
Arthur S. Flemming
Too Many Associates Chief Roles in Labor Division
The document lists several high level positions within the labor division of the office of production management including chiefs of employment services training defense training priorities and a chairman of the labor relations committee. It also mentions a minorites adviser role within the same division.
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Office of Production Management
United States Department of Labor
Works Progress Administration
Federal Works Agency
Division of Labor Standards
Division of Research and Statistics
Bureau of Employment Security
United States Civil Service Commission
Maddom Perkins
United States Employment Service
Labor Division
Defense
Federal Security Agency
Labor Relations Committee
Office of Production
Sprained Ankle Treatment From Dr Clendening Nutrition Pamphlets
Dr Logan Clendening discusses early motion over immobilization for sprains citing Dr Hans Kraus and gymnastic teacher Heinz Kowalsky. He notes ethyl chloride for immediate movement, cautions about frost bite, and lists available pamphlets with 10 cent price and order details.
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Journal of the American Medical Association
Hans Kraus
Heinz Kowalsky
Defense Production Bureau Exposes New Regulation
The document details regulation seven from G H Q signed by Knudsen Hillman Stimson Knox O Brien and Emerich. It notes the creation of defense industry advisory committees and criticizes the arrangement as a chaotic hodgepodge in American war effort management.
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Office of Production Management
Defense
Wm. S. Knudsen
Sidney Hillman
Henry L. Stimson
Frank Knox
Secretary of the Navy
John Lord O’brien
Herbert Emerich
Model of War Industries Board committees discussed
War Industries Board used two committee types, war service committees aligned with industry and commodity committees tied to government purchasing departments. The system linked demand from government departments to industry groups, shaping procurement and production priorities.
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War Industries Board
War Service
Quiz Questions From A Page 2 Puzzle Collection
A list presents seven questions about sports fields affection display a widow in Congress IOU tarnishing elements the Little Church Around the Corner a fratricide sister name for last French president seas in World War I and the purpose of the Taj Mahal all framed as trivia prompts.
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Congress
France
Europe
Africa
Asia
Taj Mahal
Careless relative pronoun usage noted in guide
The article warns that many confuse nominative and objective forms of the relative pronoun who and whom. It emphasizes correct usage in examples such as the boy whom you saw.
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Esson
Wheeler Says Germans Sought Peace Visit to Washington
Senator Wheeler cites oil operator William R. Davis who claimed Goering and Mussolini were willing to visit Washington to seek a peace in the European war after Poland fell. Wheeler said Davis wrote of a possible Roosevelt meeting and that French and Belgian rescues might have occurred if acted on. He noted Mayor La Guardia spoke of peace proposals and said he had heard of no new plans beyond Davis's account.
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Washington
Wheeler
Davis
Goering
Mussolini
Roosevelt
Poland
France
Belgium
la Guardia
New York City
Texas
New York
White House
What does Balkan mean in Turkish and Slavic terms
The Balkan term traces to the Turkish word balkan meaning mountain or hillside. In broader usage it refers to the geographic peninsula in Southeast Europe and the region comprising Albania Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Kosovo Montenegro North Macedonia Serbia Greece and parts of Turkey.
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L. Cc
Greece
Answers To Questions Answers To Questions
A reader can obtain factual answers by writing to the Evening Star Information Bureau in Washington D C under director Frederic J Haskin and enclosing three cents for a reply.
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Science Q A list of quick factual trivia questions
A compilation of Q and A items covering vehicles on steep grades tire traction and gearing. quotes from a UK speech. life expectancy rise since 1934. rat jumping height. Frances Perkins Senate confirmation date. word origin of agony. De Soto expedition crew size. Shaw first US staged play with details.
Household Pests Defense Pamphlet Offer
An advertisement offers a 32 page booklet titled Household Pests to help combat ants cockroaches mice and flying insects. The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau directs readers to send ten cents by coupon for a copy payable to Washington DC with name address and state.
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